QF are notoriously stingy with D availability on many of their TPAC flights. I'd say wait it out and pay a change fee later but it may never happen. It's hard to say. I know I've been forced onto AA metal twice from Oz to US because of this. But I still used QF codes for better AAdvantage earnings.

moral_low_ground , where did you search for class D tickets? I had a look on ExpertFlyer for 2nd April and is showing plenty of availability?

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True, not easy getting D-class on that specific route.
Same issue with JL on certain routes espcially when operated by A350.

Expertlyer can show D-class, but when you try to make the reservation it's showing very often no availability in D-class.

Does it help if you use a travel agent?

There a more than 30 business seats on Qantas's 787 so I don't think that's the issue.

If 'it' is the online tool, perhaps this is another example of it being almost completely useless.

I would suggest calling Qantas and asking the agent to confirm what the tool is apparently telling you. I would also ask the agent if they can tell you when the next flight is with D availability.

There may also be a married segment issue, depending on how OP is trying to book it.

Yes - there is (lots of D) but you are looking in the wrong direction! - I am travelling SYD - SCL and there is no D class this way - but you are right in that there is lots coming back (which is not a lot of use for a RTW)

Just heard from my travel agent and they have not managed to get D class on SCL-SYD for early April. Will monitor for a couple of months then look at alternatives.

Interestingly the BA route GIG-EZE is also proving problematic.

Why is SCL-SYD not useful for a RTW ticket? :confused:

Is there some reason a RTW trip should be flown eastbound rather than westbound? :idea:

I do reckon that if one had enough motivation to make the routing work it could be flown either direction. :D

I've always flown mine eastbound, but the next DONEx I'm currently concocting may actually be westbound.

I've been doing two or three per year for a decade, now (except during Covid). They've all been eastbound except for one that I tried westbound. Eastbound seems to work better for me in terms of flight schedules, availability, and sleep.

It takes me the same amount of time to plan an eastbound itinerary as it does a westbound.

I'm curious if anyone is aware of the Point of Sale that's used for these fares?

When playing around with the OW tool, it seems to show availability based on the start location *of each leg *, not the start of the trip. So, for example an ex-OSL trip, I'd expect to be using Norway POS, but I see availability for a SIN-LHR leg in the OW booking tool when EF says 0D for Norway, but 1D for Singapore PoS.

I've seen this a few times while trying to force the routing I'm after.

Anyone know whether TA's or individual airlines apply their own local POS? Or a First departure point POS? Or if they also follow the OW tool with a point-of-departure-per-leg model?

In my experience the availability for the entire booking needs to relate to the First departure point .

OneWorld pricing tool not accepting OSL and CAI
 

When I input either CAI or OSL into the pricing tool, the field doesn't populate and it's impossible to proceed. Is anybody else seeing this?

Are there any alternative tools or recommendations for pricing an RTW ticket originating in these destinations?